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NC State interested in grad-transfer, 3-point specialist Kaiden Rice

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NC State has a scholarship open and we know for a fact that they are looking to fill that spot with a grad-transfer that can come in and play (and contribute) next season.

It was reported by 247 last week that NC State reached out to Kaiden Rice only 24 hours after he entered the transfer portal. We have confirmed the interest and wanted to give a breakdown of who Rice is and how he’d fit with NC State.

When looking at the NC State roster, you can identify two areas where they need help next season.

The first thing they need a backup, big man behind Manny Bates. It needs to be someone physical and someone who can bring down rebounds. However, pitching a backup role to a grad transfer isn’t too enticing, so I’m not sure how much success State will have locking up one of the better bigs in the transfer portal.

They can, however, pitch a wide-open 4 spot being vacated by DJ Funderburk, and while we all appreciate what Funderburk did this season for NC State, with Keatts system, he’s not going to bring in another classic big for that spot. He’s going to need a stretch 4, and that’s where Kaiden Rice comes in.

Rice actually is more of a 3, coming in at 6’7, but he’s actually a pretty good rebounder. In fact, at this moment he’s the 5th best rebounder in the portal.

…NC State also needs a reliable 3pt shooter, and Rice fits that bill as well. He’s the #2 scorer in the portal at this time.

Sure, NC State is interested and they’ve made contact, but how likely is it that Rice chooses the Pack? Well, we’ll have to wait and see.

Rice is a Citadel kid, so he’s used to playing for a military academy. Maybe Keatts can pitch his time coaching at Hargrave Military Academy? Maybe Keatts can pitch staying close to home (Rice is from Columbia, SC)? He’ll have to do something because Rice is a hot commodity and already there are a ton of schools involved. One of those schools is Arizona.

Rice averaged 17.6 ppg, 4.2 rebounds, and shot 41% from the floor (35% from 3pt range).

Our take is that Rice is too good to pass up. If NC State can lock him up, they lock him up. There also may be some more roster changes as the offseason goes on, so adding another backup big man to Bates is a possibility.

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2025 4-Star SF Jackson Keith was at the NC State vs. UNC Game

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Earlier today, I mentioned Wolfpack prospects 4-Star 2025 Power Forward Sadiq White Jr., 4-Star 2025 Point Guard Jordan Lowery, and 2026 Point Guard Kobe Edwards would be visiting for the NC State vs. UNC game.

4-Star 2025 Small Forward Jackson Keith (6’5″/175) was also in attendance.


Keith is a consensus 4-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, with Rivals ranking him as the #53 overall player in the class. The Southern High (Durham, NC) standout is ranked as the #2 player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 class by ESPN.

Keith holds offers from NC State, Wake Forest, Mississippi St., Illinois, SMU, Virginia Tech, LSU and others.

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NC State Recruits that Will Be in Attendance for the UNC Game Tonight

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NC State (11-3) will host #7 UNC (11-3) tonight in PNC Arena, and they also will be hosting a couple of recruiting prospects.

4-Star 2025 Power Forward Sadiq White Jr. and 4-Star 2025 Point Guard Jordan Lowery both confirmed with me that they will be in attendance.



White, who plays for Myers Park (Charlotte) is the consensus #1 player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 recruiting class, and he’s 4 spots away from being a 5-star prospect according to ON3. Lowery plays for Winston-Salem Christian School, and is ranked as the #7 overall player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 recruiting class according to 247Sports.

White holds offers from NC State, South Carolina, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, LSU, FSU, Illinois, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Georgetown, Ohio State and others. Lowery holds offers from NC State, TCU, Virginia Tech, SMU, Oklahoma St., Kansas St. St. Louis and others.

2026 Point Guard Kobe Edwards also told me he will be in attendance.


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NC State is 1 of the Schools 4-Star PG Kayden Mingo is Hearing from the Most

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4-Star 2025 Point Guard Kayden Mingo (6’1″/160) stated that NC State is one of the schools most frequently reaching out to him, along with Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Cal and Old Dominion.

Despite the Wolfpack’s interest in Mingo, they haven’t offered him yet. Mingo currently holds offers from Cal, Penn State, Saint Louis, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

Rivals and ESPN both rank Mingo as a 4-Star prospect, with Rivals ranking him as the #70 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class.

Mingo plays for Long Island Lutheran in New York, which is one of the top teams in the country. He is currently the Nike EYBL Scholastic’s leading scorer (20ppg).

 

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Highlights of NC State 2024 Signee Paul McNeil from the John Wall Holiday Invitational

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NC State 2024 signee Paul McNeil Jr. showcased his talent at the 2023 John Wall Holiday Invitational at the end of the year. Below are highlights from his first two games.

In Richmond’s 77-62 win over Jordan in their first game of the invitational, McNeil had 27 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.

In Game 2, McNeil had 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in Richmond’s 53-56 loss to Northwood.

In Game 3, McNeil had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in Richmond’s 68-84 loss to Cannon. I couldn’t find any highlights from this particular game.

Through 11 games this season, McNeil is averaging 29.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game. He is shooting 52% from the field and 35% from three.

 

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